Howanou Surname
Approximately 238 people bear this surname
Howanou Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Benin | 237 | 1:43,610 | 5,585 |
| Ivory Coast | 1 | 1:23,071,232 | 76,679 |
Howanou (115) may also be a first name.
Howanou Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Howanou Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Howanou is held by more people in Benin than any other country/territory. It may appear as:. Click here for other possible spellings of this last name.
How Common Is The Last Name Howanou? popularity and diffusion
The surname is the 1,052,587th most commonly held last name throughout the world. It is borne by approximately 1 in 30,619,941 people. This last name occurs predominantly in Africa, where 100 percent of Howanou are found; 100 percent are found in West Africa and 100 percent are found in Atlantic-Niger Africa. Howanou is also the 873,022nd most commonly occurring given name internationally. It is borne by 115 people.
The surname Howanou is most frequently occurring in Benin, where it is carried by 237 people, or 1 in 43,610. In Benin it is mostly found in: Kouffo Department, where 77 percent reside, Zou Department, where 11 percent reside and Littoral Department, where 5 percent reside. Beside Benin it exists in one country. It also occurs in The Ivory Coast, where 0 percent reside.
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Footnotes
- Surnames are taken as the first part of an person's inherited family name, caste, clan name or in some cases patronymic
- Name distribution statistics are generated from a global database of over 4 billion people - more information
- Heatmap: Dark red means there is a higher occurrence of the name, transitioning to light yellow signifies a progressively lower occurrence. Clicking on selected countries will show mapping at a regional level
- Rank: Name are ranked by incidence using the ordinal ranking method; the name that occurs the most is assigned a rank of 1; name that occur less frequently receive an incremented rank; if two or more name occur the same number of times they are assigned the same rank and successive rank is incremented by the total preceeding names
- Ethnic group cannot necessarily be determined by geographic occurrence
- Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Howanou
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